In a defining moment for sustainable British landscaping, Yorkshire-based Reclaimed Brick Company is proudly supplying reclaimed brick and stone materials to three major show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 — the most prestigious horticultural event in the world.

Set in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, this year's show celebrates innovation, restoration, and social purpose — and at the heart of many of these themes lies a growing movement towards sustainability. Reclaimed Brick Company’s heritage bricks, stone flags, and reclaimed setts have become the material of choice for leading designers keen to blend architectural integrity with ecological responsibility.

From honoring the legacy of the Chelsea Pensioners to creating spaces of healing and rehabilitation, these three show gardens demonstrate how reclaimed materials can be used not only to reduce environmental impact, but also to tell stories, spark emotion, and reflect character through every weathered surface.

1. The London Square Chelsea Pensioners Garden

Designed by: Dave Green
Sponsored by: London Square Developments Ltd
Built by: PC Landscapes

One of this year’s most anticipated gardens, The London Square Chelsea Pensioners Garden is a respectful and heartfelt tribute to the men and women who call the Royal Hospital Chelsea home. Designed by Chelsea veteran Dave Green, the garden offers a quiet sanctuary for reflection, memory, and companionship — a space where history is honored and stories are shared.

Winding through a woodland-style layout, the garden features a warm, weathered hardscape of reclaimed brick paving and aged Yorkshire stone, all supplied by Reclaimed Brick Company. These materials offer not just visual texture, but historical continuity, linking the present-day space with the heritage of both the Royal Hospital and the city of London.

The design is shaped by themes of community and commemoration, with a central sheltered seating area offering a place for rest, surrounded by informal planting in warm reds, soft purples and silvery greens — a nod to the ceremonial dress of the Chelsea Pensioners themselves.

“We wanted materials that felt lived-in, materials that had seen a life before — just like the men and women we’re designing for,” said Green. “Reclaimed Brick Company’s stock gave the garden an immediate depth of character. It doesn’t feel new, it feels timeless — and that’s exactly what we hoped to capture.”

2. The Pathway Garden

Designed by: Robert Beaudin & Allon Hoskin
Sponsored by: Project Giving Back
Built by: Allon Hoskin

A debut garden for the design duo of Robert Beaudin and Allon Hoskin, The Pathway Garden is a reflective and deeply personal exploration of human connection, vulnerability, and healing. Created in support of mental health charity initiatives and sponsored by Project Giving Back, the garden is a symbolic journey of recovery — and a space to honour those who walk beside us during life’s toughest times.

Reclaimed Brick Company’s textured reclaimed pavers and soft-hued clay bricks form the symbolic pathways that flow throughout the space — shifting in texture and pattern to reflect the garden's metaphor of recovery as a non-linear journey.

Designed with subtle transitions and thoughtful pockets of planting, the space encourages visitors to pause, reflect, and reconnect — with themselves, with others, and with the natural world.

“We used reclaimed materials not just for sustainability, but because they tell a story,” explained Beaudin. “They have scars, just like we all do. They’re beautiful because they’ve endured. That idea of resilience and imperfection runs through every brick we laid.”

A mature birch grove offers dappled shade, while a quiet water feature runs alongside reclaimed stone slabs, representing clarity and transformation. Planting is soft and seasonal, rich in perennials and grasses, with moments of brightness woven through a palette of greens, silvers and soft blues.

The design’s poetic expression and sensitive material selection are already drawing praise ahead of judging, with many tipping it to be among the show’s most emotionally resonant gardens.

3. Addleshaw Goddard: Freedom to Flourish Garden

Designed by: Joe & Laura Carey
Sponsored by: Addleshaw Goddard
Built by: Water Artisans

In a bold and uplifting exploration of the power of the natural world to shape human potential, The Freedom to Flourish Garden designed by husband-and-wife team Joe & Laura Carey is a vibrant and immersive space celebrating creativity, growth and diversity.

Sponsored by international law firm Addleshaw Goddard, the garden reflects a wider conversation about inclusivity, justice, and balance — values deeply aligned with the firm’s vision and the garden’s ethos.

Featuring reclaimed brick walls and boundary lines that appear fractured and reassembled, the garden's hard landscaping was again supplied by Reclaimed Brick Company. These materials express the garden’s core metaphor — that freedom and opportunity are not always linear, but can emerge beautifully from brokenness.

At the centre of the space, a geometric sunken seating area clad in reclaimed York stone creates a forum for conversation and sharing. Around it, large sculptural trees rise through layered planting in warm oranges, burnt reds, and rich purples, complemented by reclaimed materials that enhance the tactile and textural richness of the scheme.

“This garden was always going to be bold,” said Joe Carey. “And reclaimed materials brought that grounding force — they carry gravity, literally and metaphorically. We chose them because they bring memory into the space, which is what this design is all about.”

The team at Water Artisans, celebrated for their craftsmanship, meticulously hand-laid every reclaimed brick and stone, ensuring the garden feels as thoughtful underfoot as it does in its narrative layers.

Reclaimed Brick Company: Bringing Soul to Landscapes

Based in Sheffield and with a national reach, Reclaimed Brick Company has carved out a respected niche in the world of heritage and sustainable materials. Sourcing and preparing bricks, setts, pavers, and stone from demolition projects across the UK, the firm supplies customers with materials that carry stories — and allow new ones to be written.

“We’re honoured to supply materials to these three beautiful and very different gardens,” said a spokesperson for the company. “Each of them uses reclaimed materials in a completely unique way — from quiet tribute to personal healing to civic expression. It’s proof that sustainability and creativity go hand in hand.”

The Chelsea Flower Show 2025 marks the company’s second consecutive year at the prestigious event, following their involvement in The Savills Garden in 2023, which helped establish reclaimed brick as a serious contender for high-end landscaping.

Their in-house team works closely with landscape architects, designers, and contractors to select suitable materials for each scheme — considering not just aesthetics, but the sustainability goals and storytelling ambitions of each project.

Leading the Charge for Sustainable Landscaping

As designers and clients alike seek out more ethical and environmentally responsible options, reclaimed materials are becoming not just a preferred choice — but a design statement.

The Chelsea Flower Show, with its international influence and global press coverage, serves as a barometer for what’s next in landscape architecture. And if this year’s show is any indication, reclaimed is not a niche — it’s the future.

From reducing waste and preserving history to adding warmth, texture, and character that newly manufactured products simply can’t replicate, reclaimed materials are fast becoming synonymous with both style and substance.

Reclaimed Brick Company’s contribution to Chelsea 2025 is more than just supply — it’s inspiration. Proof that old materials, given a second life, can help us tell new stories.